Exploring The Western Path

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1 Exploring The Western Path Hawthorne Valley Andrew Linnell 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 1

2 March 24, 2017 Lecture 19:00 20:30 Technology and the Human Body The Western Path March 25, 2017 Workshop 08:45-09:00 Registration, social time, tea/coffee 09:00-09:15 Welcome, Introductions 09:15-10:30 Merging Through Rhythms and Ethers 10:30-11:30 The Three Movements with Natasha Moss 11:30-12:30 Discussion: Protecting, Countering, Confronting 12:30-01:30 Lunch (BYO) together 01:30-02:30 Mythology and Facing the Future Without Fear 02:30-03:00 Eurythmy exercises and tools for balancing technical work 03:00-04:00 Structured Discussion: The Challenge of Our Times 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 2

3 Zeus, King of the Gods Prometheus: thinking in advance Epimetheus: thinking afterwards History Descendents: Uranus and Gaia Uranus Chronos Zeus War in Heaven Losers cast into underworld Only Prometheus & Epimetheus remained loyal to Zeus Technology's Role in Human Evolution 3

4 Zeus to Prometheus: Form body for Man Later, exterminate humanity Corrupted Prometheus: humanity's rep Plan to save themselves No longer be dependent Punishment: chained to Caucasus Great suffering over a long period Prometheus knows a secret Hermes = Mercury (Roman) But Prometheus does not betray the secret Prometheus Bound, Rubens, 1618 Technology's Role in Human Evolution 4

5 Prometheus can be freed! 1. Heracles: 12 labors Means an initiate Eleusinian Mysteries 2. Sacrifice Centaur Chiron Our own astrality Pallas, Botticelli, 1482 Technology's Role in Human Evolution 5

6 She comes with gifts from the gods to mankind Gifts placed in a coffin Dead thinking Prometheus warned his brother Epimetheus: charmed and persuaded Gods gifts released Human miseries and sufferings The last gift: hope F. S. Church d.1924 Technology's Role in Human Evolution 6

7 Hephaestus, Greek god (aka Vulcan, Roman god) Pandora: A female automaton Pandora: adorned to appeal Technology's Role in Human Evolution 7

8 Wikipedia public domain God of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans Also metals, metallurgy, fire, and volcanoes Geek for the gods Knowledge of the Earth and its interior(s) Son of Zeus and Hera Grotesque due to malformed foot Mother threw him off Olympus after birth Builds thrones for the gods, Hera s binds her (like velcro) Builds automatons to go up to and down from Olympus Invents the wheelchair Builds the chains used to hold Prometheus to the rock Technology's Role in Human Evolution 8

9 1. Exoteric meaning (somewhat literal) 2. Allegoric, human struggle 3. Occult significance (literal) Originated in the ancient Mystery Centers What purpose for the Mystery Centers? Who led the Mystery Centers? What was the purpose of the various myths? Not fiction Technology's Role in Human Evolution 9

10 Transition to Separation Not everyone could be initiated Wisdom had to be given to the masses Adhere to Truth Past preparation for the future Collective, picture-consciousness Technology's Role in Human Evolution 10

11 Change from picture-consciousness ( BCE) to abstract, logical thinking (800 BCE 1500 AD) Temple Sleep (3.5 d) Reverence for the gods Experienced at the Astral level Responsibility to the people Imparted wisdom in pictures Pictures lived in the etheric body Laid aside after death Picked up on approach to incarnation Technology's Role in Human Evolution 11

12 Fled to altar of Dionysus Betrayal meant death Herbert Weir Smith translation But of wretched mortals he took no notice, desiring to bring the whole race to an end and create a new one in its place. Against this purpose none dared make stand except me I only had the courage; I saved mortals so that they did not descend, blasted utterly, to the house of Hades. This is why I am bent by such grievous tortures, painful to suffer, piteous to behold. I who gave mortals first place in my pity, I am deemed unworthy to win this pity for myself, but am in this way mercilessly disciplined, a spectacle that shames the glory of Zeus. -- Prometheus Technology's Role in Human Evolution 12

13 Mary Shelley: Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus 1818, connected Promethean myth to contemporary science Creation of near-human through electricity Bereft of morals Promethean stories/movies Chained to a lesser-reality The Matrix Hephaestean stories/movies Automatons not real humans Ex Machina, Nexus Kurzweil: The Singularity is Near (2045) Technology's Role in Human Evolution 13

14 Heracles had to become god-like If some day we build machine brains that surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. And, as the fate of the gorillas now depends more on us humans than on the gorillas themselves, so the fate of our species would depend on the actions of the machine superintelligence. Will superintelligence rival God-intelligence? God the all-wise and super-ai! Is God love? Technology's Role in Human Evolution 14

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16 Element Fire Saturn - Physical Etheric Gods Create Warmth Hierarchy = 12 Vulcan Atman Word Air Sun Etheric Moon Astral Water Light Tone Earth Ego Earth Man Co-creates Life Jupiter Manas, Super- Nature Jupiter Sub-Nature 1 st depth Venus Buddhi Heat Light Venus 2 nd depth Vulcan 3 rd depth 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 17

17 Initiate of our age (5 th Post- Atlantean Age) Initiated not only into wisdom but also into deed Great Initiates take on life s suffering Vulture gnaws at our liver Lifting humanity above the mineral to the etheric realm Technology's Role in Human Evolution 18

18 Not to scale Sun departs Adam and Eve Moon departs Abel and Cain Incarnation begins Seth Hiram Earth-Man 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 19

19 Whitsun Fire Enthusiasm Christianity w/o enthusiasm (?) vs cold spirituality The Earth becomes a Sun Technology's Role in Human Evolution 20

20 Understanding only by knowing both: 1. Hephaestus: Who is Godlike? Thrown off Olympus with malformed foot God of technology and fire What kind of astral-god? Focus upon the Earth - Returns on donkey 2. Prometheus: Foresight Offers humanity inner fire Chained to the mineral kingdom Release: initiation and sacrifice Image of our times Attack on the liver: pain pills, vicodin, statins, hepatitis, alcohol Redemption: Upon this rock I build my church not in clouds Develop a spiritual science Technology's Role in Human Evolution 21

21 Peter Paul Rubens c 1618 Jan Van Eyck c 1430 Technology's Role in Human Evolution 22

22 Mythology is a literal story about Happenings in a spiritual world on the astral plane The myths remained in our memory after death New incarnation: stories arose again to prepare for life Our task in our age: Redemption of our inner 1. Prometheus (thinking) 2. Who else? (feeling) 3. Hephaestus (willing) Help him to ride back to Olympus..! Love + Freedom Thinking, Feeling, and Willing are activities of our soul Soul active within Astral body that is above time (Etheric) and space (Physical) Technology's Role in Human Evolution 23

23 1. Donkey 2. Effect on illnesses of our Age 3. Promethean thinking in our Age Programming? Electronics? When chained to the mineral: What is the vulture? Astrality? 4. Compare Epimetheus/Prometheus to Abel/Cain Bible of San Paolo fuori le Mura Inventions Fire knowledge to Hiram Abiff (Solomon s Temple) Technology's Role in Human Evolution 24

24 1. Bellah, Robert N., Daedalus, Vol. 105, No. 2, pp 57-76, MIT Press, Benson, J. L., Greek Color Theory And The Four Elements, Chisholm, Hugh, ed. "Pausanias (traveller), Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press (1911) 4. Collins, Raymond F., The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture, de Santillana, Georgio, Hamlet's Mill: Gambit Incorporated, Ehrman, Bart, The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: Oxford University Press, Fogelman, Hugh, Christianity Uncovered, pg. 80: AuthorHouse, Greyson, Bruce, The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Praeger Publishers, Jaynes, Julian, The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind: Houghton Mifflin, Lanza, Robert, Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness are the Keys: BenBella Books, Laszlo, Ervin, The Immortal Mind: Science and the Continuity of Consciousness beyond the Brain: Inner Traditions, Lockley, Martin, How Humanity Came Into Being, The Evolution of Consciousness, Floris Books, McGinn, Bernard, The Foundations of Mysticism, Crossroad Publishing, Minton, William W., Homer's Invocations of the Muses: Traditional Patterns, Phillips, Martin, Mythology: The Ancient Secrets of the Greeks, Egyptians, Vikings, and the Norse, CreateSpace, Rosenblum, Bruce, Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness: Oxford University Press, Santillana, Giorgio de, Hamlet's Mill, Harvard University Press, Shelley, Mary, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, Steiner, Rudolf, The Temple Legend, October Steiner, Rudolf, Christianity as Mystical Fact: SteinerBooks, Steiner, Rudolf, The Evolution of Consciousness: Rudolf Steiner Press, Steiner, Rudolf Walker, Barbara G., The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, HarperCollins, Welburn, Andrew, The Mysteries, Floris Books, for information about the automatons of Hephaestus for information about Anthroposophy Technology's Role in Human Evolution 25

25 Kingdom Man Animal Plant Mineral Element Fire Air Water Earth Athena and Heracles, BC Technology's Role in Human Evolution 26

26 Greek God Roman God Domain Aphrodite Venus Goddess of Love Apollo Phoebus Apollo God of the Sun Ares Mars God of war Artemis Diana Virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals, childbirth and plague Athena Minerva Goddess of wisdom Demeter Ceres Goddess of grain/crops Dionysus Bacchus God of wine Eros Cupid God of love Hades Pluto God of underworld Hecate Trivia Goddess of witchcraft, crossroads, and justice Helios Sol The sun God Hephaestus Vulcan God of fire, and the forge Hera Juno Queen of the Gods Hermes Mercury Messenger of the Gods Nike Victoria Goddess of victory Pan Faunus God of woods and pastures Poseidon Neptune God of the sea Zeus Jupiter King of Gods Technology's Role in Human Evolution 27

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28 March 24, 2017 Lecture 19:00 20:30 Technology and the Human Body The Western Path March 25, 2017 Workshop 08:45-09:00 Registration, social time, tea/coffee 09:00-09:15 Welcome, Introductions 09:15-10:30 Merging Through Rhythms and Ethers 10:30-11:30 The Three Movements with Natasha Moss 11:30-12:30 Discussion: Protecting, Countering, Confronting 12:30-01:30 Lunch (BYO) together 01:30-02:30 Mythology and Facing the Future Without Fear 02:30-03:00 Eurythmy exercises and tools for balancing technical work 03:00-04:00 Structured Discussion: The Challenge of Our Times 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 29

29 soul life Episode of Birthing Dual streams of Humanity: shepherds & kings Queen of Sheba: transition of soul from Solomon-focus to Hiram-focus Vulcan Future Technology's Role in Human Evolution 30

30 As taught by Christian Rosenkreutz Seven Elohim (Exusiai): Let us create Man in our likeness One Elohim creates asexual Eve That Elohim unites himself with his own creation resulting in Cain Spiritual concept as fertilizing agent Another Elohim, Yahveh (Jehovah), creates Adam This asexual Adam is known as Adam Cadmon in esoteric lore Adam also unites himself with Eve; from this union came Abel 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 31

31 אלהים Following Old Moon, there were two kinds of Elohim: 1. Remained static with the union of wisdom and fire Remembrance of fire-breathing dragons Impulse towards freedom 2. Went beyond - during the creation of man they were no longer filled with desires So they were able to endow their creation with calm and clear wisdom That is the essential Yahveh or Jehovah Wisdom without personal desire 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 32

32 When Lucifer got the woman to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, she: Laid the basis for becoming independent in respect to wisdom Ceased to remain a mere tool of Jehovah (as he had planned) Lost Jehovah's power to fertilize herself through wisdom By giving the apple to man, she wiped out Jehovah s power Thus woman became dependent on man for procreation But I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed Genesis 3:15 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 33

33 Lucifer led mankind along this path to independence Jehovah was against this forbade them to eat from the Tree of Knowledge New bodies had to come into existence Death and reincarnation came into the world Karma as a gift from the Divine-Spiritual Woman no longer fertile now through herself: barren Fertilization now must come from outside This kind of death now enters the world 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 34

34 In the beginning, all human beings are similar Appearance same from creation All created after the image of the Elohim Propagated then by asexual means All retained the same form Father looked like son and grandson What caused mankind to change, become differentiated? Through the fact that two, not one, were engaged in propagation Offspring then looked like the father and like the mother 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 35

35 Physically, there is first of all a woman, who is fertilized from above It was the Divine Spirit in woman which was the fertilizing principle When the separation of the sexes happened, the differentiation started in the transformation of the female's spiritual organs of fertilization into organs of wisdom 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 36

36 Masculine power that the woman had in herself turned the creative force into organs of wisdom The generative force stayed with woman The creative physical force stayed with man Result of separation: the spinal cord and the brain with the nerve branches appeared Portrayed as Tree of Knowledge The organ of wisdom is formed in the vertebrae by the spinal cord and its extension into the brain From then, there is a duality in Man 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 37

37 The feminine active spirit becomes physically infertile Can no longer produce offspring out of herself Self-fertilizing spiritually but not physically The masculine passive spirit is spiritually infertile but can fertilize physically Spiritually, he now becomes fertilized by everything in the world He becomes spiritually fertilizing-capable Fertilized by everything external being gathered and combined Male wisdom was orientated towards assembling worldly wisdom The etheric body becomes opposite sex to physical Soul remains a mix of both sexes 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 38

38 Cain is a direct descendant of a god, Abel of humans Cain tills the ground, Abel tends sheep The sacrifices which Abel made were pleasing to Yahveh Its smoke rose up (was accepted) The sacrifices brought by Cain were not Its smoke remained with the earth 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 39

39 Between the sons of Cain and the sons of Abel Between the two seeds The result was that Cain committed fratricide Cain was excluded from communion with Yahveh Am I my brother s keeper? egoism begins He went away into distant lands and founded his own race Descendants of Cain: creators of art & science, working of metal ores & fire 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 40

40 Now begins the process of separation into sexes Able represents female wisdom typified in intuition Cain represents male wisdom The physical body and the etheric body develop opposite sexes The soul is both sexes but as our deeper nature symbolized as the feminine The spirit is sexless yet in its connection with the brain which became male is symbolized as masculine Thus we have two founding generations of mankind: 1. The race of Cain: descended from Eve and an Elohim 2. The race of Abel: Yahveh Adam + Eve (asexual) Yahveh causes enmity between the two lineages 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 41

41 Cain and Abel are the representatives of two kinds of thinking So long as mankind was still female-male, it was impossible for Man to separate spiritual wisdom and scientific knowledge Only through a definite separation into the two sexes could mankind's brain be brought to the pitch where it could function The brain became male the deeper human nature became female Through this separation, propagation of the human species ceased to be identical copies of their parents and became differentiated 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 42

42 Variation only comes about when a mixture occurs How was this mixture made possible? The masculine element committed itself to the earth The physical plane and the effect it has on man is the mark set upon Cain Sons of Cain derive from those Elohim who, during Old Moon, were slightly behind in their role as Elohim We are dealing with Kama, astrality, during Old Moon This Kama, or fire, was penetrated with wisdom on Old Moon In this way, The Redemption targets the Cain stream 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 43

43 Night Michelangelo Abel Day Michelangelo Cain 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 44

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46 Adam again united himself with Eve new race: Seth In the days the Elohim created Man, in their likeness made he it; female-male created he it; and blessed it, and called its name Adam, in the day when it was created. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth (Genesis 5) With Seth the sexual separation process completes Seth takes over the role of Abel 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 47

47 Abel/Seth s Character Female Seth s wisdom can be expressed in words which go straight to the human heart and can uplift a person but is unable to produce anything tangible of a technical nature such as in art or science It is a wisdom which is a directly inspired gift of God They wish not to add to that wisdom but accept it as it is Religious heritage (genealogy) carried by the female Story of Seth planting tree from Paradise over Adam s grave Cain s Character Male Wisdom attained from below through human passions (fire) welling up from the human will They are the hardworking industrious ones who seek to accomplish everything through their own efforts Offspring known as the sons of fire 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 48

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49 Lines of Abel & Cain were kept separate; sinful to merge Abel line known as Sons of God (Yahveh) Cain line known as Sons and Daughters of men The Sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair and took them wives (from the line of Cain) From this union resulted a race of people known in occult language as the Rakshasas Rakshasas easily seduced men of Atlantis (esp. 4 th sub-race) This leads to such evil key cause of the Flood What will happen if men see the daughters of machines as fair? 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 50

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51 Third King of Israel Reign circa 970 to 931 BC Great in wisdom and wealth ) י ד יד י ה ) (Hebrew Also called Jedi-diah Star Wars Jedi-Knights (Jedi-diah + Knights Templar) Talmud: Solomon 1 of 48 prophets Qur'an: a major prophet named Sulayman, son of David Builds the First Temple in Jerusalem But succumbs to idolatry; punished by Yahveh Resulting in the kingdom being torn in two during the reign of his son Rehoboam 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 52

52 Pre-1000 BCE: Priest-Kings or Initiate Kings Becomes a birthright via royal blood Egypt, Sumeria, Babylon, Persia, Assyria, Scythia, Mesopotamia Kingship descended from Heaven King required to be able to rise to their folk-god King as high priest a medium of the divine (for that folk) Coronation was an annual rite of initiation Reenactment of mythological drama King to be humiliated by next-highest priest King atones for the people through his suffering Afterwards he is re-enthroned as son of the god 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 53

53 Israel: Saul David Solomon Kingship granted through priests Saul , David -971, Solomon -931BCE Priest Samuel told by God to go meet first king From tribe of Benjamin Saul was looking for a lost donkey, Samuel initiates him, donkey found Samuel sets the duties of a king in Israel: Must study the Torah continually The Torah must always be with the king wherever he is Must never feel haughty and superior to his brothers Must not seek pleasure Who can become King? changes after 747 BCE 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 54

54 David defeats Goliath (Philistine) David conquers the fortress of Salem Makes it his capital Melchisedec high priest in time of Abraham Hiram, king of Tyre, sends messengers Offers to build David a house or temple David brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem Intending to build a temple, God, speaking through the prophet Nathan, announced that the temple would be built in the future By a son of David (turns out to be Solomon) God made a covenant with David Promised that He will establish the House of David "Your throne shall be established forever (for all of the age)" 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 55

55 1 Kings: when David was old, "he could not get warm Most beautiful young woman in the kingdom Abishag was brought to him The old king knew her not but she became part of his harem While David was dying, his 4th son Adonijah, heir apparent after the death of his elder brothers, acted to have himself declared king He recruited Joab and Abiathar However, Bathsheba, one of David s wives and mother of Solomon and the prophet Nathan, convinced David to proclaim Solomon king 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 56

56 Adonijah fled and took refuge at the altar later receiving pardon from Solomon on the condition that he show himself to be a worthy man" Later, with David gone, Adonijah asked to marry Abishag Solomon disallowed as it gave Adonijah potential to claim throne Bathsheba surprisingly pleaded on Adonijah's behalf Adonijah was thus seized and put to death David's general Joab was killed, in accord with David's deathbed request to Solomon because he had killed generals Abner and Amasa during a peace (2 Samuel & 1 Kings 2:5) David's priest Abiathar, a descendent of Eli, was exiled by Solomon because he had sided with Adonijah 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 57

57 Solomon receives dream; decides to build a temple Excelled in everything which came from Yahveh Renowned for his wisdom Calls upon Hiram Abiff to become his master builder Descendant of Cain, Son of the Widow Balkis, the Queen of Sheba, was visiting Jerusalem because she had heard of the wisdom of Solomon She was certainly impressed and charmed by the exalted and clear wisdom and beauty of the King when she first arrived When he made love to her she consented to be his bride When the temple was almost complete, only Hiram's masterpiece, the Molten Sea, was left Was to adorn the temple and represent the ocean cast in bronze All the necessary mixtures of ores had been prepared by Hiram in a most wonderful manner, ready to be cast 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 59

58 There were 3 apprentices that Hiram had found so lacking in skill that he had been unable to promote them to become masters They swore to be revenged on him and prevent the casting of his masterpiece, the Molten Sea Many had gathered to watch the casting A friend of Hiram, Benoni, learned about these plans, Confided them to Solomon, so that he could prevent it But Solomon, through jealousy, did nothing to stop them, because he secretly wished to destroy Hiram 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 60

59 The result was that Hiram had to look on while the whole casting disintegrated due to the addition of a wrong ingredient in the mixture by the 3 apprentices He tried to quench the bursting flames by pouring water over them, but this only made matters worse Just as he was on the point of despairing about the work ever being completed, Tubal-Cain, his ancestor, appeared to him and told him that he should not hesitate to cast himself into the fire, as he was invulnerable to the flames Hiram did as he was advised and was led by Tubal-Cain He came to the center of the earth to meet Cain who resided there in a condition of pristine divinity Hiram was then initiated into the Mystery of Fire and into the secret of bronze casting He receives from Tubal-Cain a Hammer and a Golden Triangle Then he returned and was able to complete the casting of the Molten Sea and to put everything in order again 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 61

60 Hiram again was set upon by the 3 apprentices and this time murdered He was able to write the secret word on the Golden Triangle and hide it in a well It was later retrieved and enclosed in a stone shaped in the form of a cube The Ten Commandments are inscribed on this stone that conceals the hidden word As no one knew where he had disappeared, a search was made Even Solomon was afraid and anxious to find out what had happened It was thought that the ancient Master Word could be betrayed by the apprentices, and therefore another one was devised The first word to be spoken when Hiram was discovered 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 62

61 When Hiram was found: He said: Tubal-Cain had promised me that I shall have a son who will be the father of many descendants who will people the earth and bring my work the building of the Temple to completion It is said that the triangle only can be discovered by one who can understand the meaning of the legend of the Temple of Solomon and its Master Builder Hiram Our body is the new temple Who is a Son of Hiram? What does this have to do with Machines? 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 63

62 When she first arrived, she was certainly impressed and charmed by the exalted King with clear wisdom and beauty When he made love to her she consented to be his bride She heard much about the temple being built and thus she desired to make the acquaintance of its master builder Captivated merely by his glance Became a Girl on Fire She requested for the workers to be assembled Hiram raised the Tau sign and all gathered quickly The Tau sign symbolizes a totally new power, based on freedom The heroic deeds of Hiram increase her fiery desire for him As a result, a certain mood of jealousy arose by Solomon He wished to do something or other against Hiram but was dependent upon him for completion of temple 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 64

63 Tubal-Cain explained to Hiram: Now know the true Jehovah, who is the cause of your being here for Jehovah hates the Sons of Fire He wants to destroy them; he wants to destroy his own creation But you need have nothing to fear To you will be born a son, whom you will not yourself see, but from whom shall spring a race, out of which a new fire worship will develop [Source of Sons of the Widow?] Balkis's affections were furthered when Hiram was able to complete the Molten Sea using Tubal-Cain s hammer 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 65

64 One day the queen, accompanied by her maids, went beyond Jerusalem, and there encountered Hiram, alone and thoughtful Had-Had, the bird who for the queen filled the office of messenger of the genii of fire, seeing Hiram in the air made the sign of the mystic T, flew around his head and settled on his wrist At this Sarahil, nurse of the queen, exclaimed: The oracle is fulfilled, Had-Had recognizes the husband which the genii of fire destined for Balkis The encounter was decisive, they mutually confessed their love They hesitated no longer, mutually pledged their vows, and deliberated on how Balkis could retract her promise to the king Hiram was to be the first to quit Jerusalem; the queen, impatient to rejoin him, was to elude the vigilance of the king, which she accomplished by withdrawing from his finger, while he was overcome with wine, her betrothal ring How do you feel about Balkis? 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 66

65 Come into existence ONLY after The separation of the sexes Through penetration of physical female by physical male Fire is the active principle in the male semen In male semen lives fire, in the occult sense Jehovah had to create this basic force so that this race could propagate itself Jehovah created the Sons of Fire, which was only possible on the basis of this soul fire Yet Jehovah is the opponent of change He cherishes the old kind of propagation Therefore he turned again to the priests and made them into his preachers He caused the power and the glory of his own wisdom to be proclaimed through the priestly wisdom 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 67

66 Hiram-Abiff appointed to undertake the Molten Sea Means the transformation of mineral kingdom through art Told that a son would be born to him He would not himself be able to see him Would bring forth a new race This son is the coming new race that will take the place of the present one (6th Epoch) It will no longer be necessary for two sexes to unite Will again be able to bring about propagation through the one human individual (this refers to a far distant future) Through the (lost) Word 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 68

67 Why did Freemasonry exclude women? To them, it is appointed only the man To re-establish and To utter the Lost Word Only the male form of the larynx Is in a position to say and know: What can be regained through the Lost Word It was felt the whole female sex had to be excluded from their rituals This began to change in Steiner s time why? Link between the organ of speech and gender Only the man changes voice when he reaches puberty The change of voice is the expression of the former connection between the organs of speech and of sexuality Will we have physical bodies then? 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 69

68 Sons/Race of Abel-Seth Solomon Possess divine wisdom Detached piety and wisdom Representatives of the religious type with detached wisdom Lacking enthusiasm Eastern path: No attachments to earth Tend the soul Sons/Race of Cain Hiram Abiff Conversant with fire Know how to make use of it Not physical fire Fire of wishes, desires, and instincts which bums in the astral world, Kama Impulsive nature, capable of flaring up, showing enthusiasm for wisdom All arts and the sciences Western path: Till the earth Till the soul These are creative within all races of mankind and in all periods of history Interesting note: computer engineers now largely from India and China 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 70

69 Two races of mankind: 1. Abel: like Solomon, are in possession of divine wisdom 2. Cain: conversant with fire and know how to make use of it Not physical fire, but the fire of wishes, desires and instincts Queen of Sheba as the human soul Portrays the destiny of the 3 rd 4 th & 5 th PA Cultural Ages The Temple: Temple of the Occult Societies that is being built up by the whole of mankind during the 4 th & 5 th PA C. Ages Why not the 6 th PA Cultural Age? The Holy of Holies: abode of these Occult Societies The Molten Sea: water and fire united in the proper way The Golden Triangle: reveals secret of Manas, Buddhi, and Atma Portrayed in the Foundation Stone Meditation Knowledge of both outer world and spiritual forces From both directions to go forward with evolution 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 71

70 Lines of Abel & Cain were kept separate; sinful to merge Abel line known as Sons of God (Yahveh) Cain line known as Sons and Daughters of men The Sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair and took them wives (from the line of Cain) From this union resulted a race of people known in occult language as the Rakshasas Rakshasas easily seduced men of Atlantis (esp. 4 th sub-race) This leads to such evil key cause of the Flood What will happen if Men see the Daughters of machines as fair? 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 72

71 At the time of the departure of the moon, physical birth commenced. The human being began to be born of woman. Just as this came to pass, so in the future the human being will no longer be born of woman. For that is only a passing episode in the whole of cosmic evolution. It is the episode that is to bring to man the feeling of freedom, the consciousness of freedom, the integrated wholeness of individuality and personality. It is an episode that must not be disdained, an episode that was necessary in the whole cosmic process, but it must not be retained. Human beings must not give themselves up to the indolence of merely looking up to an abstract divine principle; they must concretely behold everything connected with their evolution. For they can attain a true inner revitalization of the whole soul-spirit being only if they comprehend that great period of time but in its concrete evolutionary configuration through which they will live in successive earth incarnations. R. Steiner, Materialism and the Task of Anthroposophy, Lecture XIV, Dornach, 13May1921, GA204 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 73

72 The Stars once spoke to Man. It is World-destiny That they are silent now. To be aware of the silence Can become pain for earthly Man. But in the deepening silence There grows and ripens What Man speaks to the Stars. To be aware of the speaking Can become strength for Spirit-Man. Rudolf Steiner 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 74

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74 March 24, 2017 Lecture 19:00 20:30 Technology and the Human Body The Western Path March 25, 2017 Workshop 08:45-09:00 Registration, social time, tea/coffee 09:00-09:15 Welcome, Introductions 09:15-10:30 Merging Through Rhythms and Ethers 10:30-11:30 The Three Movements with Natasha Moss 11:30-12:30 Discussion: Protecting, Countering, Confronting 12:30-01:30 Lunch (BYO) together 01:30-02:30 Mythology and Facing the Future Without Fear 02:30-03:00 Eurythmy exercises and tools for balancing technical work 03:00-04:00 Structured Discussion: The Challenge of Our Times 3/23/2017 Technology in Human Evolution 76